Anchor Drop, January 18, 2023: Wrap our players in bubble wrap

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Vanderbilt lost 78-66 to Alabama, which was hard to complain about under the circumstances: shortly before the game, Vanderbilt announced that Liam Robbins would be out 4-6 weeks with an ankle sprain, marking the fifth straight season that an important player for Vanderbilt has gotten injured, and alongside the women’s team having three players lost for the season.

Ironically, this came across Twitter yesterday.

90’s NBA teams had just a trainer and a strength coach, they practiced more often and harder and played more back to backs. Teams now have huge medical & “performance” staffs and value rest over practice. Yet injuries and games missed are way…